For the first time since May, the national average price of a gallon of diesel has topped the four-dollar mark. Diesel is up 2.3 cents from last weeks price survey to $4.011 per gallon the… Read More »Diesel Climbs North of $4 as Oil Slips on Recurring Economic Worries
UPDATED: 11/22/2011 3:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Most trucking companies believe the federal government’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program is an improvement over the SafeStat system it replaced, the… Read More »Most Truckers See CSA as an Improvement, ATRI Says
Employee stock ownership plans, known as ESOPs, are gaining in popularity. There even was federal legislation introduced earlier this year to expand their use. An ESOP transfers some or all of company ownership to its… Read More »Why Distributors Might Want to Look into an Employee Ownership Plan
UPDATED: 11/23/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Transport Topics Online will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Please check back on Monday, Nov. 28, for… Read More »TTNews.com Closed for Thanksgiving
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves, has written to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, asking whether any “legitimate reason” exists… Read More »ATA Asks OMB to Consider if 'Legitimate' Reasons Exist for Hours Change
UPDATED: 11/18/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This An index of leading economic indicators rose in October by the most in eight months, the New York-based Conference Board said… Read More »Leading Economic Indicators Improve
Boehner said drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, as well as expanded oil shale development, would provide a new revenue stream to the Highway Trust Fund By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor… Read More »House Links Highway Funding to New Oil and Gas Revenues
UPDATED: 11/18/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.2% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American… Read More »Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.2% for Week
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released a report detailing impact CSA has impacted the daily operations of trucking companies. ATRI’s report also describes and analyzes motor carrier attitudes toward and comprehension of FMCSA’s… Read More »ATRI Research Reveals Motor Carrier CSA Perspectives
UPDATED: 11/18/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This House Republicans said they plan to introduce a five-year highway funding bill that would be paid for by expanded domestic oil… Read More »House GOP Seeks to Link Highway Funding, Expanded Oil Drilling
Getting the freight there on time and undamaged is just the beginning. (Photo: Con-way) By Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief When a customer calls Southeastern Freight Lines, he doesn’t hear, “press one for sales, press… Read More »Cutting-Edge Customer Service
UPDATED: 11/17/2011 10:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This A proposed U.S. rule requiring automakers to double average fuel economy of vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 could… Read More »Auto Mileage Standards' Costs Offset by Savings, NHTSA Says